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2017 Rutgers Unite 13.1 half

Apr

10

2017

This year Rutgers 13.1 fell on the same day as the Cherry Blossom 10k , so Christine and I decided to do Rutgers 13.1 (last year we sided with Cherry Blossom 10k) , Christine and I once again were back to take on the Rutgers/Unite 13.1 half marathon. Weather was perfect clear blue skies and ...

new hobby drone photography – drones and aerial photography (aka Quad copters)

Mar

9

2017

So I have had my eye on getting a drones (formally known as a quad copter) or UAV in FAA parlance ) for a while. I had started seeing the DJI Phantom series of drones pop-up here and there and had always been curious and intrigued by the flying camera. But I could never rationalize ...

Honest review AnyMote and Amazon Echo (“Alexa”) as a universal TV Remote control 8

Dec

8

2016

I recently picked up Anymote, hoping to use it as an way to voice control my TV channel viewing. AnyMote is a universal Smart Remote Control hardware and software solution that allows you to control all of your home’s infrared and WiFi devices like TVs, stereos, set-top boxes, media players, Bluetooth speakers, lights, cameras, and ...

Everything you need to know, how to buy a used car on Craigslist 2

Dec

7

2016

I have purchased my last three personal vehicles on Craigslist (CL) and have landed some great deals, saving thousands of dollars in most cases. It’s my personal belief that CL is the best way to score tremendous deals on auto and truck sales, if your willing to do a little of the leg work and ...

Uber proves we don’t have a free market economy 2

Oct

12

2016

Uber the ride-sharing alternative to traditional taxi services, highlights one of the big myths of modern capitalism, that one of the central tenants of a functioning capitalistic system is that of a strong Free market economy. I feel we don’t have a true free market or worse have a corruptible free market, where those with money and ...

2016 Nations Triathlon – Washington DC

Sep

11

2016

This year I took advantage of TriRock’s discounted 2 Olympic triathlon early registration special rate and this was my second TriRock race (its part of TriRock series but without the the name TriRock.. go figure ) . The race is Washington DC’s main triathlon. The race now has both Sprint and Olympic distances in the same ...

2016 West Point Sprint Triathlon Report

Aug

21

2016

This past weekend a bunch of friends and I took part in the 2016 edition (26th Annual) West Point sprint triathlon. This popular local triathlon held at Camp Buckner, in West Point NY , just a short distance from the US Military Academy campus. The race itself is a sprint triathlon, Its a 800m swim, ...

2016 NJ State / CGI Olympic Triathlon

Jul

11

2016

Last weekend I too part in the NJ State triathlon, its part of a two day triathlon festival put on by the folks at CGI held at Mercer County Park, just south of Princeton. CGI , who also do the Rutgers half marathon among st other events. Always very well supported and professionally organized, they ...

2016 Philadelphia TriRock – Olympic Distance

Jun

26

2016

A few weeks back I took part in the 11th annual Philly TriRock Olympic triathlon. This year the weather was perfect, no massive downpour like last year, and the swim was going to happen.. This year’s race seemed to have fewer folks and the pro field didn’t have any big names I recognized (no disrespect to ...

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